Kentucky softball (21-16, 1-11 SEC) suffered its third straight SEC sweep, falling to the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs (27-8, 6-3 SEC) 5-0.
The Wildcats have now lost four straight games and suffered their 12th loss in their last 14 games.
They still have yet to win an SEC series after winning the opening game against Auburn, they’ve proceeded to drop 11 straight conference games.
With a gauntlet schedule that the SEC brings, wins continue to be hard to find as Kentucky has made no sufficient improvements during SEC play.
After being run-ruled 10-2 in game one, then 11-1 in game two, they snuck by looking like a more complete team in game three with some stellar web gems to pick out the positives.
The bats were non-existent once again as they laid a goose egg on the scoreboard, bringing no runs across the plate to score and being outscored 26-3 in the three-game series.
The Wildcats only had four hits on the game and only one up until the fifth inning. Georgia’s pitching did a great job keeping the Wildcats off the base paths only suffering one walk.
Kentucky connected with the ball well, creating loud outs but nothing to show for as there was only one bat that stayed consistent throughout the afternoon. It was Emory Donaldson as she went 2-2 at the plate.
Kentucky only had two chances for an RBI base hit with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-2 in both of those chances.
On the mound was Lexington native Abby Hammond who got the call back on Sunday afternoon, she went the distance pitching all seven innings on 103 total pitches.
Hammond, a graduate from Lexington Christian Academy has made consistent appearances for head coach Rachel Lawson’s pitching crew.
She even got some hacks at the plate today, going 0-for-2 but a long fly ball out that was caught shy of the warning track, one of the harder hit balls by any Wildcat in the afternoon.
Her performance on the mound for the Wildcats was exceptional, but the lack of run support continued to be the deal breaker for the Wildcats throughout the entire weekend.
“Hammond was really good on the mound… we just got to figure out how to get the timely hit, that seems to be the story of the game right now,” Lawson said.
The Wildcats still have to face off against four top 10 teams, including the defending national champions Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners next weekend who won four straight before Texas dethroned them.
However, Lawson stresses enough to build off defensive miscues and lack of hitting now as they inch closer to the SEC tournament where they can be viewed as a fierce team in crunch time.
“We’re running out a lot of freshmen and sophomores that don’t have a lot of experience, and most of the people are in a different position, so the experience they’re gaining now is invaluable,” Lawson said.
